Detective Bennet [Comprehensive novel]

Gambling is very harmful, but there are always exceptions to everything.

Usually, I seldom bet on it, but the opponent is you, and I am willing to accompany you at any time.

What do you think about this?

Sherlock readily agreed.

Whether he wins or loses, the best and worst outcomes, he is mentally prepared.

I don't know when the next big gamble will come again, but there are new clues about the identity of Wu Mingshi.

Kelsey recreated Doe's face, and she was somewhat similar to the Mrs. Willich described by Mrs. Hudson.

Mrs. Velic, the mistress of the abandoned house where Megan was dumped.Six or seven years ago, she died of tuberculosis before her husband.

Even though the Velics have rarely interacted with their neighbors since they lost their child, everyone around Baker Street knows the gossip about the couple.

For example, Mrs. Willich suffered from tuberculosis, and she coughed and coughed all the time, and she was very thin and haggard.For example, after his wife died, Velic died a year later.

The degree of decay of Anonymous's body is not enough to detect the condition of lung disease, but there is one thing, the deceased was not thin, and was a normal figure of a middle-aged woman.

"Mrs. Willich gave birth to a pair of twins. Her and Mr. Willich's family ancestors may have a history of twin births."

Knowing that Velic has only distant relatives in the United States, Kelsey first checked Mrs. Velic, whose real name is Wayne, and is said to be from Leicester in the East Midlands region of central England.

"The exact location of Wayne's house is unknown, but Leicester is adjacent to Nottingham. Nottingham is where the big house that Vance gave Nancy is located."

Doe died around June 1871.

Vance purchased the house in December 1871.

There is a difference of half a year, and buying a house always requires on-the-spot inspection in advance.

From planning to buy a house to full payment, half a year is not long or short.

After listening to this analysis, Sherlock said, "You suspect that Mrs. Velic may have a twin sister, Nameless. When Vance went to the East Midlands to find a suitable house, he met and killed Nameless.

The killing of Doe may also have been commissioned by Nancy, who recognized Doe's resemblance to his childhood neighbor's wife.There is a certain potential connection between this and the fact that Megan's body was buried in the Velic's house. "

"That's how I speculated. Otherwise, it would have to be explained by coincidences one after another."

Kelsey was going to go to Leicester once to confirm the situation of Wayne's house, and then turn to Nottingham by the way.

At present, there is no news about the big house that Nancy was given as a gift, and it is not known how the agents sent by Lestrade are progressing.

The wounded Sherlock is not fit to travel far, he remains in London with an important business to attend to.

According to the autopsy results of the children who died in the orphanage, Nancy has been arrested for intentional injury.

After the drug comparison test data is released, it is likely that Nancy will be further accused of murdering the children in her care-due to the long-term overuse of sedatives for orphans, Nancy hastened the deaths of those children.

Now we have to ask the victims of the Unicorn Orphanage, are the only children who have died?

This time, Sherlock went to the orphanage with the autopsy report, and asked Dean Sandra to cooperate to conduct a comprehensive physical examination on the children under Nancy's care at this stage.

Focus on checking two points, whether the children's legs were intentionally pricked, and whether there is any abnormality in their condition, drug dosage and awake time.

No matter how disbelieving Dean Sandra was, her belief that Nancy would not harm the children collapsed when she saw the scars on the legs of five critically ill children.

The pinhole scars the size of red beans on the children's legs were deep and shallow, and the most recent one was about two weeks ago.

None of them thought they were victims. When they mentioned Nancy's practice of piercing the bone with steel needles, they all said that it was a secret treatment.

Nancy said that extreme pain can stimulate the latent power in the body, so that it is possible to cure congenital diseases, and it is also called Eastern Acupuncture.

As long as you have been to the London Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic, or have some medical knowledge, you will know that acupuncture and moxibustion have been hacked by Nancy.

Dean Sandra has seen that acupuncture needles are extremely thin, which is far from Nancy's thick needles that are as thick as steel nails, not to mention that one method is to save people, and the other is torture.

However, the children in the orphanage have never seen the outside world after being sick.

It never occurred to her that Nancy, who had been taking care of them gently and patiently, would turn black and white to hurt them maliciously.

The Unicorn Orphanage is shrouded in gloom, and the comprehensive investigation will not stop.

Sherlock questioned the staff and the children of the orphanage one by one.

Let them recall all the details of getting along with Nancy, infer how many unknown things Nancy has done since then, and also restore the truth that Abby and Aaron fell down the stairs and died on Christmas Eve.

The words are divided into two parts.

Kelsey did not dispel Lestrade's prejudice against her driving skills, making outsiders think that she had to be equipped with a driver, otherwise it would easily cause a car accident.It's good to keep some shortcomings, but perfection is another kind of burden.

So, just after Carter finished pulling the corpse, he took over the task of the coachman and liaison officer.

He first drove Kelsey to Leicestershire in a hurry, and then contacted his colleagues who had gone to Nottingham first.

The exact address of Wayne's home is unknown.

Kelsey started the search at the border between Leicester and Nottingham, and checked the situation around Nancy's big house, whether there is a traffic artery that frequently communicates with a certain village in Leicester.

Twins are uncommon.

After inquiring around, five days later, I found Mrs. Willich's natal family in a small town in Leicester.

The current owner is Mrs. Willich's younger brother, who is also in his 50s.

Wayne reveals that he has two older sisters.The second sister married to London, and the eldest sister married to Nottingham nearby, but neither of the two sisters escaped misfortune.

The second sister married into the Velic family and lost a pair of twin sons at the age of 34. She died six or seven years ago.

The eldest sister married into Martin's family. Her husband Martin passed away 19 years ago.She had a married daughter who lived alone in Nottingham before her disappearance.

"In 1871, at Easter in early April, I saw my eldest sister for the last time."

Wayne didn't know exactly when his eldest sister disappeared. "In mid-May, the town where Martin's family is located sent a letter saying that my eldest sister was missing and asked me if I had seen her."

Since her marriage, Mrs. Martin's life has been very regular for more than 30 years.

Work for K's clothing store, making clothing to earn some living expenses.When I was young, I worked in a shop, and later made clothes at home. The tailor shop came to pick up a batch of clothes every half a month.

"K's clerk went to pick up the clothes at the end of April. No one responded from the elder sister's house, thinking that the elder sister had left temporarily, but after three days, there was still no answer. The elder sister's neighbors also said that they hadn't seen the lights in her house for a while. , and later reported it to the security team as a disappearance case.”

Wayne retrieved the letter sent to him at the time, "The security team over there also sent a letter to my niece Melissa, but after verification, the elder sister did not go to her daughter."

So where did Mrs. Martin go?

In the summer of 1871, no one could answer that question.

It is speculated that when Mrs. Martin was out for a walk or visiting relatives, she fell into the lake somewhere along the way, or was killed by a robber on the way.

Both Wayne and Melissa have made great efforts to find their sister/mother, but Mrs. Martin seems to have disappeared without any news.Neither Mrs. Martin nor Mrs. Martin was found alive or dead, either in Nottingham or Leicester.

Four years later, Wayne was silent for a long time in front of the portrait sketch brought by Kelsey, and finally knew that the missing eldest sister probably died in London.

"Mr. Wayne, have you ever heard of Nancy Megan, Nancy Owen, or Mrs. Megan, these titles? Or heard of a mother and daughter, the mother was a widow when she was young and lived with her daughter. Paralyzed in bed, she has been taken care of by her daughter."

Kelsey asked, as usual, without much hope.She had heard from the brief conversation that Wayne's two older sisters were not in close contact with him.

Wayne raised his head, suppressing the sadness of staring at the portrait, "Nancy? Yes, Nancy, I've heard of her. The second sister once mentioned that girl who was like an angel."

"Oh?" Kelsey was a little surprised, "What exactly did Mrs. Willich say? And under what circumstances did she mention it? Do you remember clearly?"

"Since my eldest sister lost her child 25 years ago, when the three of us got together, we could count them with one hand."

Wayne said that his second sister and second brother-in-law rarely attend family gatherings, because they don't want to touch the children for fear of causing sad things. "So, I remember that day. It was 19 years ago when Martin passed away. After the funeral, the eldest sister comforted the second sister and told her about Nancy."

19 years ago, Mrs. Martin lost her husband and lived with her 17-year-old daughter.

Mrs. Willich mentioned a mother and daughter to comfort her sister not to indulge in the grief of losing her husband. She had seen widows living happily with their daughters.

It was Megan and Nancy, Megan devoted all her mother's love to her daughter, and Nancy was raised as a heart-warming little angel.

Even if Mrs. Velic doesn't want to touch the children, neighbors will inevitably encounter them, and when they meet Nancy, they will be healed by her smile.

"I don't remember the details, but I'm sure the second sister praised Nancy. Since my nephews died of illness, she only took the initiative to mention and praise that girl."

After finishing speaking, Wayne asked sensitively, "Is this Nancy related to the disappearance of the eldest sister!"

The current evidence points to the fact that Nancy is very likely to be involved in the disappearance and murder of Mrs. Martin (namely Anonymous).

"Still under investigation."

Kelsey didn't say anything to death. Although there was a lot of evidence to suspect Nancy, she still hadn't pleaded guilty and confessed her motive for committing the crime.

"Mr. Wayne, you can go to Scotland Yard to identify the body first. Once the case becomes clearer, the police will contact you."

Suppose Nancy kidnaps and tortures Mrs. Martin, what is her motive?Is it just that someone who is similar in stature to Megan asked her to be a dead body?

Wayne is sure that he has never heard his elder sister mention Nancy. Could it be that Nancy had an intersection with Mrs. Martin in the unknown past?

Or it is impossible to use normal psychology to speculate on Nancy's motives at all, which is even more important to ask why she killed her own mother, Megan, in a roundabout way.

The motive for the killing has yet to be determined.

However, the investigation of Nancy's big house in Nottinghamshire next door has revealed a more terrifying plan.

Carter brought his colleagues to investigate. The reason why the news was a few days late was because he discovered something along the way.

"Three years ago, Nancy sold the house in Nottingham. Not only that, she entrusted the same middleman to realize the antique gemstone necklace and the gold bars with a market value of 6 that Vance gave. The total amount is more than [-] pounds With the money, he bought a piece of land in Newcastle and built a house."

Newcastle, northeast of England, with a unique accent.

Nancy grew up in London, and she mentioned that Meghan's hometown is Newcastle.

Bought for £[-] to build a house on a site far beyond what a single-family house would require.

"Does Nancy want to build an orphanage?"

Kelsey estimated this possibility based on the building area, "Nancy wants to set up an orphanage run by her."

Carter nodded vigorously. "Yes, it's the orphanage. The construction started two years ago and is expected to be completed in three months, next February."

What does it mean to have an orphanage built by Nancy?

Is it because she devotes herself to welfare and can take care of more orphans?

No, Nancy built a cage for orphans.

She is the master of the cage and can do whatever she wants with the children inside.The orphans trapped in it let themselves be slaughtered, and even felt grateful to the executioner.

Carter thought of this, and then looked back at all this, and couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.

If it weren't for checking the situation along the subway line, there would be no Lestrade patrolling the streets.

If Lestrade hadn't been unlucky enough to be hit on the head by the rotting meat picked out by a crow, the dismemberment case would not have been involved.

Afterwards, assuming that Nancy can't be recognized by Wen Xiang through restoring the appearance of the rotting corpse, digging into the inside story of the orphanage, digging out Vance's account books, etc., the pervert disguised as an angel will continue to lurk in the crowd.

Now that the truth of Nancy's crime has surfaced, it is a chain of reasoning and investigation.

This case has been dug up, but in London, England, Europe, and beyond, there are many similar unknown crimes in the world, like the abyss of hell swallowing up innocent lives.

Kelsey watched Carter turn paler and patted him on the shoulder.

"Shakespeare said a long time ago that hell is empty and demons are in the world. Investigating criminal crimes is dealing with demons. But don't put too much pressure on yourself, just do your best."

Carter forced a smile and could only comfort himself with Lestrade's words.

Why did he encounter three devils?The answer may be very simple, the devil comes from the abyss, and catches all those disobedient devils who escaped from hell one by one.

As for the ordinary Scotland Yard police to do?

Be obedient, cooperate, and be a good tool for the devils to solve crimes.

Nancy, who was imprisoned in prison, did not cooperate.

Kelsey returned to London with these new clues, and the interrogation of Nancy was more than half done.

"Nancy admitted to stabbing 48 children with steel needles and overdosing with sedatives, but she doesn't think she did anything wrong."

Lestrade sneered and kept walking around the office, "She said that piercing steel needles into the bones is a special stimulation therapy created by herself. Even in the face of the drug test report, she was told that excessive use of tranquilizers would accelerate the death of children, She insisted that it was for the children's good, so that they would not suffer any pain."

Morning, interrogation room.

Lestrade really wanted to stick a needle in Nancy's brain and give her a large bottle of sedatives, so that she could try the special brain-stinging therapy herself, so as to make her die painlessly.

"Unfortunately, the law does not allow me to interrogate prisoners like this. Mr. Bennet, you didn't see Nancy Owen's expression, it's so annoying! It's just as if she is the Holy Mother, and the villains are the ones we stop her."

The more Lestrade talked, the more angry he became, so he asked Sherlock, who was flipping through the new clues, to speak.

"Nancy has not admitted that she has anything to do with the deaths of Megan and Mrs. Martin. Mr. Holmes, what do you think will be the next trial?"

Sherlock finished reading the new clue brought by Kelsey, and the last line expressed a certain speculation.

——More than 20 years ago, Megan bought candies for Nancy; now, Nancy makes candies with the same taste for orphanage children.

"Come on, and meet Nancy Owen for a while."

Sherlock and Kelsey exchanged a look.Candy may be the beginning of everything, it represents love, but also represents a reward.

Lestrade took a deep breath, "Mr. Holmes, have you found a breakthrough?"

"Maybe. I'm going to try to bring back some childhood memories of Nancy Owen. Like how Ms. Meghan 'loved' her daughter."

Sherlock closed the file and stood up, going to the interrogation room first.

Lestrade's eyes widened in disbelief. Could it be that Sherlock wanted to influence Nancy, and one devil wanted to influence another?

He looked at Kelsey, "Mr. Bennet, do you think Mr. Holmes is okay?"

Kelsey did not point out Lestrade's misunderstanding, and asked in a serious manner, "Inspector, please don't make a fuss. Don't you believe in love, a very powerful force?"

Love is so powerful that it can make or break a person.

Lestrade: This early winter, the coldest joke ever came out.These two devils actually believe in the power of love!